Tassel



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J. O. REMINGTON.

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Patented May 15, 1883.

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JOHN OIIS REMINGTON, OF HINGHAM, ASSIGNOR TO BURR, BROWN 8c OO., OFBOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

TASSEL.

SPECIFICATION forming part f Letters Patent No. 277,609, dated May 15, 1883.

Application filed May 22, 1882. (No model.)

To all whom 'it may concern Be it known that I, JOHN Oris REMINGTON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Hingham,in the county of Plymouth and State of' Massachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Tassels; and l do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it 1o appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters or figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

In this tassel I employa ring or loop, of metal li5 or other material, oblong, polygonal, or other- Wise shaped, and plated, burnished, bronzed, or covered with silk or such material as taste may suggest or the requirements of the trade may necessitate, this ring serving as the sup- 2o port of the body or skirt of the tassel, which is secured to it, as hereinafter described, while the ring itself is generally to be suspended from a cord directly attached to it or connected with it by one or more intermediate rings. lt is in such a construction of a tassel that I consider my inventionnto consist, the object of such invention being to produce a tassel for Window-curtains, draperies, cushions, articles of furniture, and other applications in the arts 3o 1which shall, while presenting a'highly ornamental appearance, possess much greater strength and durability than tassels heretofore 1n use.

In the drawings accompanying this specification 1 have represented in Figure l a side view of my improved tassel, in which the body or skirt is shown at A, the primary ring or loop before named at B, a second ring secured tothe latter at C, and the suspensory cord, by which 4o the tassel is secured to a windowcurtain, at

D. Fig. 2 represents a vertical central section through a tassel embodying my invention. The skirt A of the tassel, as shown in the drawings, is composed of a cluster of strands or Lbullion doubled at the middle and inclosing in the fold the ring B, and being then securely bound with Wire or cord A', immediately belowr such ring, to secure them rmly to it, a finishing-band, a, of chenille or other material, being employed to encircle and conceal 5o the wire fastening and constitute the head of the skirt. The ring or loop B is preferably oi metal, and may be circular, diamond-shaped, oblong, polygonal, or otherwise formed, and ispreferably to be covered with silkorother niaterial applied to it by a braiding or other process to present a inished appearance; or it may be without a covering, and plated, bronzed, burnished, or otherwise finished. The suspensory cord may be secured at its lower end 6o directly to the ring B; but in order to obtain a more ornamental appearance and a greater degree of ilexibility, as well as greater length in the tassel, I prefer to employ one or more additional rings or"loops, O, secured and connected with the'said primary ring B in a suitable manner, the suspensory cord being secured to the uppermost ring.

I claim- 1. Metallic ring B anda suspending device, 7o in combination with skirt A, which is doubled over said ring, a wire fastening around said skirt below said ring, and a finishing-band, a, of chenille, encircling said fastening, substantlally as set forth.

2. A metallic ring, B, in combination with a secondary ring, O, secured thereto, a cord, l), whereby said rings are suspended, the skirt or body A of the tassel, doubled over said ring B, afastening Wire aroundl said skirt below 8o said ring, and a finishing-band, a, of chenille, inclosing said fastening, substantially as set forth. 5

In testimony whereofl I affix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

JOHN Oris REMINGTON. y

Witnesses:

H. E. Lonen, Trios. T. BAILEY. 

